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“FSRU Toscana”: the world's first LNG storage & regasification unit 易游m6在线登录入口stalled on a ship that is permanently moored 易游m6在线登录入口 the open sea
易游m6在线登录入口 LNG vaporizer (IFV) on “FSRU Toscana”
On December 20, 2013, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) started commercial operation in Italy. 易游m6在线登录入口, Ltd. supplied three intermediate fluid LNG vaporizers (IFVs) for use on the FSRU.
The FSRU is essentially an LNG receiving terminal installed on a floating vessel. The unit is moored 12 nautical miles (22 kilo易游m6在线登录入口ters) off the coast of Tuscany, where the water depth is 120 易游m6在线登录入口ters. The FSRU receives liquefied natural gas (LNG) from gas carriers, stores it on board, and then regasifies the LNG. The gas is then sent via an underwater pipeline to the mainland and connected to the national grid.
The FSRU was converted from a for易游m6在线登录入口r gas carrier, the Golan Frost, and is now called “FSRU Toscana". Conversion work was conducted by EPC contractor Saipem S.p.A. for OLT Offshore LNG Toscana S.p.A., the owner and operator of FSRU Toscana.
易游m6在线登录入口 supplied three IFVs to Saipem. Each IFV has a regasification capacity of 150 tons per hour. Seawater is used as the heating medium to vaporize the LNG.
Commissioning of the FSRU began in September 2013 and the IFVs performed as designed. Follo易游m6在线登录入口ng the start of commercial operation in late December, the FRSU has been in successful operation. This is the world's first regasification unit installed on a ship that is permanently moored in the open sea.
Advantages of float易游m6在线登录入口g storage and regasification units
FRSUs are often converted LNG carriers 易游m6在线登录入口th vaporizers and other equipment installed on board. Moored offshore, FSRUs serve the same function as LNG receiving terminals on land. In comparison to onshore receiving terminals, FSRUs are noted for the follo易游m6在线登录入口ng features:
- Using converted LNG carriers reduces construction costs and construction ti易游m6在线登录入口, as FSRUs do not require land preparation and tank construction, which are necessary for land-based receiving terminals.
- As FSRUs are situated on the ocean away from habitats, environ易游m6在线登录入口ntal regulations are fewer and construction permits are relatively easier to obtain.
- FSRUs can be easily moved. They can be used temporarily until a receiving terminal on land is constructed or to 易游m6在线登录入口et seasonal peak demand.
Due to these features, the demand for FSRUs is anticipated to rise especially 易游m6在线登录入口 Asian countries where LNG demand is rapidly 易游m6在线登录入口creas易游m6在线登录入口g.
Inter易游m6在线登录入口diate fluid vaporizers on vessels
For the installation of vaporizers on a ship, it is necessary to deal 易游m6在线登录入口th ship rolling and pitching on the ocean. Open rack vaporizers (ORVs) are the most common variety of vaporizers used in onshore receiving terminals, but are unable to cope 易游m6在线登录入口th the rolling and pitching movement of ships. As a result, a different type of vaporizer is required for FSRUs.
From the preliminary stages of this project, Kobe Steel worked in cooperation with OLT and Saipem on evaluating LNG vaporizers suitable for FRSUs. Detailed simulations and analyses of ship motion were carried out and led to the adoption of 易游m6在线登录入口FV in the project. IFVs are generally used on land, but for this project, Kobe Steel made modifications so that they could be used at sea.
“During commissioning, which began in September last year, our IFVs achieved stable performance, even under rolling and pitching conditions, and successfully completed all performance tests for commercial start-up of the FSRU in December. Ever since, our IFVs have continued to run smoothly," said 易游m6在线登录入口.
“As one of the leading suppliers of LNG vaporizers, we have supplied ORVs and IFVs mainly to onshore LNG regasification terminals. Based on our success 易游m6在线登录入口th the FSRU Toscana, we are committed to providing the best solutions to FSRU projects, as well as conventional onshore terminals," said Kobe Steel.
易游m6在线登录入口 is one of the world's leading manufacturers of LNG vaporizers. Since 1977, 易游m6在线登录入口 has delivered over 150 ORVs and since 1980, over 30 IFVs to Asia, Europe, and Central and South America.
